Canadian privacy & access decisions

A doctor complained that a professional organization ignored his request for access to his personal information. The complainant believed he was the subject of a planned conference talk by a member of the organization and sought access to information related to this presentation. The OPC confirmed that the organization had not acted on the access request. However, the OPC also found that the presentation was never given, and therefore the organization held no personal information about the doctor. The complainant was satisfied with this explanation and withdrew his complaint.

• Whether the professional organization failed to respond to an access request
• Whether the professional organization held personal information about the complainant